Ottawa Early Bird Triathlon — Race Report
The morning of the race was one of the easiest I’ve experienced, I had some butterflies, but more than anything I had a quiet preparedness. In the lead up to the race, I hadn’t tapered and definitely had some aches and pains from some tough workouts during that week, but I wasn’t about to let ...
2013: The Gameplan
2013: The Gameplan The 2013 race season is a mere few days from kicking off. I wanted to write something up to outline my plan for the season, my goals and to offer my thanks to those who have supported me in getting to where I am. The season will kick of on ...
I’m A Lifer
I was thinking the other day about my life as a triathlete. I’ve met a lot of triathletes in my years. Pretty much all of them get into the sport and after a few years stop racing. Maybe it’s because they start having children, maybe it’s because they’ve met all their goals, maybe it’s because ...
When Does Passion Become an Obsession?
When does passion become an obsession? I routinely wake up at 5:15 in the morning and pause for about 30 seconds and just stare at my alarm clock. I stand there completely immobile, in my pajamas (blue plaid if you must know), and just stare. The majority of the time I’m having an internal ...
The Gift of a Day
When you wake up to begin your day, it’s your choice whether or not you will have a positive or negative outlook. You may not be in the best situation, however, that does not have to dictate your attitude. Circumstances change, the unthinkable becomes thinkable, and miracles happen, but it’s up to you to believe. ...
USMS Speedo One Hour Postal Swim
It’s time for the U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) One Hour Postal National Championships swim! This event is held in January and all USMS registered swimmers are eligible to enter and swim. The goal of this event is to swim as far as you can in one hour, you have to have a timer and ...
Resolution Month
January is known at Resolution Month. When I worked at the North Dallas Athletic Club the club’s clientele would increase dramatically in January. Having made their New Year’s resolutions to get into shape the club members would flood into the club and start working out like crazy. Then… February would roll around and they would start ...
Setting Goals
At the beginning of each year, many people set forth goals to accomplish for the upcoming year. Once set, many forget about them or set the bar the too high for themselves. Goals are constantly evolving, even when they are already on paper. When it is accomplished, then you may think all is well. You must ...
Strength Self-Tests for Swimmers
I am taking over the Dry Land Coaching for the Junior Group swimmers where I at the Y HubFins swim team! Today will be the first day that I have them solo and we are going to start with some Strength Self-Tests. I’m going to record the number of reps that they can do ...
America’s Health Rankings and a Challenge for 2013
America’s Health Rankings for 2012 were published recently. http://americashealthrankings.org/rankings Oklahoma’s page – http://americashealthrankings.org/OK/2012 Oklahoma ranks 43rd in the nation. The good news is we moved up from 46th place in 2011. So, we are moving in the right direction. In 1990, 11.6 % of the population in Oklahoma had a BMI of 30 or higher ...
